Budget 2020-2021

Minister of Finance Eric Girard delivered Budget Speech 2020-2021 on March 10, 2020.

Your Future, your Budget

Building a green economy

  • A historic amount: $6.7 B
  • Banking on public and electric transit
  • Creating wealth while reducing GHG emissions

Pour en savoir plusSee the details in the Budget Plan, page B.3 and in Building a Green Economy

Further supporting the educational success of young people

  • $1.5 B on education
  • Fostering academic success: $817 M
  • More college and university graduates: $550 M

Pour en savoir plusSee the details in the Budget Plan, page C.7

Showcasing Québec culture

  • Unparalleled investment: $407 M
  • Supporting television and film production
  • Supporting the music industry

Pour en savoir plusSee the details in the Budget Plan, page C.27

Improving business productivity and competitiveness

  • Spurring business investment: $556 M
  • Accelerating the digital transformation of more than 10 000 businesses
  • Fostering innovation and its commercialization: $334 M

Pour en savoir plusSee the details in the Budget Plan, page C.35

Boosting regional economic development

  • Developing our natural resources: $647 M
  • Developing tourism: $316 M
  • Taking advantage of the St. Lawrence River’s potential: $172 M

Pour en savoir plusSee the details in the Budget Plan, page C.71

Improving health services

  • 900 additional beds in CHSLDs
  • Enhanced home care services
  • Tax credit for caregivers: up to $2 500/year
  • Free access to innovative cancer treatments

Pour en savoir plusSee the details in the Budget Plan, page D.5

Taking care of all Quebecers

  • Improving youth protection: $450 M
  • Supporting parents of handicapped children of full age: $126 M
  • Curbing domestic violence: $181 M
  • Increasing mental health initiatives: $260 M

Pour en savoir plusSee the details in the Budget Plan, page D.19

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A Message from the Minister of Finance

Fighting climate change provides an opportunity to transform and propel the Québec economy forward so that it can serve tomorrow’s markets.

Through our second budget, we will create more wealth by building a green economy, focusing on our economy’s electrification.

At the same time, we will continue our efforts to provide Quebecers with quality services that meet their needs.

Today, I want to say to all Quebecers: this is your budget, the budget for your future.

Minister of Finance
Eric Girard

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Minister of Finance Eric Girard